http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbMon, 08 Feb 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/08/54036/more-than-15000-university-jobs-at-risk-from-mandelsons-cuts-warns-union.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/08/54036/more-than-15000-university-jobs-at-risk-from-mandelsons-cuts-warns-union.html More than 15,000 university jobs could be shed over the next few years as a result of Peter Mandelson's budget cuts, a higher education union has warned. Other plans include using post-graduates rather than professors for tMon, 08 Feb 2010 08:43:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/05/53997/tube-signal-staff-begin-series-of-24-hour-strikes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/05/53997/tube-signal-staff-begin-series-of-24-hour-strikes.html Tube rail maintenance workers began a 24-hour strike today (5 February) in protest over roster changes and outsourcing of work, according to the RMT union. About 750 union members walked out from 6.45am, and will continue Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/03/53933/civil-service-strike-threat-after-cabinet-office-plans-to-overhaul-redundancy-compensation-scheme.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/03/53933/civil-service-strike-threat-after-cabinet-office-plans-to-overhaul-redundancy-compensation-scheme.html A Civil Service strike is looming after the Cabinet Office yesterday confirmed plans to overhaul its compensation scheme for workers made redundant. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) is to start a strike balloWed, 03 Feb 2010 10:20:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/03/53932/coventry-city-council-youth-workers-to-strike-for-11th-time.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/03/53932/coventry-city-council-youth-workers-to-strike-for-11th-time.html Coventry City Council’s 40 part-time youth workers are to walk out on 5 February, affecting 22 youth clubs. This will be the 11th time they have walked out in the current dispute, making it the longest-ever industrial actioWed, 03 Feb 2010 09:41:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/03/53927/aa-staff-could-strike-for-first-time-in-105-years-over-planned-changes-to-pension-schemes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/03/53927/aa-staff-could-strike-for-first-time-in-105-years-over-planned-changes-to-pension-schemes.html Staff at vehicle breakdown service the AA may strike for the first time in the company’s 105-year history. The threat of industrial action was caused by plans to cap benefits in two AA pension schemes. The IndependenWed, 03 Feb 2010 08:38:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53923/civil-service-boss-urges-unions-not-to-strike-over-redundancy-package-changes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53923/civil-service-boss-urges-unions-not-to-strike-over-redundancy-package-changes.html Civil service boss Gus O'Donnell has urged PCS members not to strike over plans to cut workers' redundancy packages - a move which could save £500m in three years. PCS is expected to continue to <A href="http://www.pcs.orTue, 02 Feb 2010 18:13:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53916/unite-takes-british-airways-to-high-court-over-cabin-crew-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53916/unite-takes-british-airways-to-high-court-over-cabin-crew-cuts.html The Unite union has taken British Airways (BA) to the High Court in an attempt to secure an injunction against the airline’s cuts to the number of crew on flights. In November, BA imposed the changes Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:19:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53911/fujitsu-dispute-goes-to-acas-as-company-suspends-compulsory-redundancies.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53911/fujitsu-dispute-goes-to-acas-as-company-suspends-compulsory-redundancies.html IT services firm Fujitsu held talks with the Unite union at Acas yesterday, in an effort to end a lengthy and increasingly bitter staff dispute and avoid further strikes. The dispute concerns an estimTue, 02 Feb 2010 11:47:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53906/cadbury-workers-lobby-government-for-job-security-pledges-under-kraft.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53906/cadbury-workers-lobby-government-for-job-security-pledges-under-kraft.html Cadbury workers are expected to lobby government today for help in protecting their jobs under their new employer, Kraft. The move by the workers comes as Cadbury shareholders vote on whether tTue, 02 Feb 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53886/bad-employee-relations-cited-as-main-cause-of-grievances-between-staff-and-managers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/02/02/53886/bad-employee-relations-cited-as-main-cause-of-grievances-between-staff-and-managers.html The number of HR chiefs who have blamed poor relations between line managers and staff as the main reason grievances were lodged last year has shot up dramatically, a survey published today reveals. Nearly four in 10 (39%)Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/28/53821/first-capital-connect-could-be-stripped-of-franchise-after-cancellations-and-delays.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/28/53821/first-capital-connect-could-be-stripped-of-franchise-after-cancellations-and-delays.html First Capital Connect could be stripped of its franchise after "unacceptable" cancellations and delays caused by industrial action in a row over pay and Sunday working, the transport secretary has warned. Hundreds of thousThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/28/53818/south-yorkshire-fire-service-dispute-referred-to-acas.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/28/53818/south-yorkshire-fire-service-dispute-referred-to-acas.html A long-running dispute about changes to firefighters' shifts will be referred to an advisory panel, it has emerged. South Yorkshire fire authority and the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) have agreed to union calls to use in-houseThu, 28 Jan 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/27/53813/ba-would-be-strikers-launch-video-explaining-why-they-may-walk-out.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/27/53813/ba-would-be-strikers-launch-video-explaining-why-they-may-walk-out.html Unite union has launched a video of British Airways (BA) cabin crew members explaining why they could go on strike against the airline. About 12,000 air stewards are expected to take part in <A href="http://www.personneltWed, 27 Jan 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/26/53806/fujitsu-staff-in-belfast-plan-more-action-to-resist-cuts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/26/53806/fujitsu-staff-in-belfast-plan-more-action-to-resist-cuts.html Fujitsu workers in Belfast belonging to the union Unite are to take further industrial action. They are in a dispute with their employers, the Japanese electronics giant, about job cuts, a pay freeze and changes to their Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/25/53783/british-airways-cabin-crew-risk-losing-travel-perks-if-they-strike.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/25/53783/british-airways-cabin-crew-risk-losing-travel-perks-if-they-strike.html British Airways (BA) cabin crew who go on strike could permanently lose their travel perks, the airline has warned. BA's head of cabin crew, Bill Francis, wrote to staff ahead of a second strike ballot opening today, telliMon, 25 Jan 2010 09:10:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/21/53765/british-airways-strike-will-not-be-staged-over-easter-break.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/21/53765/british-airways-strike-will-not-be-staged-over-easter-break.html British Airways cabin crew have ruled out striking over Easter if, as expected, a ballot on industrial action endorses a walkout that could ground the entire airline. The Unite trade union, which reprThu, 21 Jan 2010 10:22:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/20/53752/tube-maintenance-staff-vote-121-for-strike-over-roster-changes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/20/53752/tube-maintenance-staff-vote-121-for-strike-over-roster-changes.html London Underground (LU) maintenance staff have voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of striking, according to their trade union. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said that more than 750 staff were <A href="http://Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/20/53749/ba-staff-retraining-to-cover-cabin-crew-strikers-could-cause-resentment.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/20/53749/ba-staff-retraining-to-cover-cabin-crew-strikers-could-cause-resentment.html A British Airways (BA) plea for workers to retrain as cabin crew to cover potential strikers is legal, but could breed resentment within the workforce, legal experts have warned. Following Unite's annoWed, 20 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/19/53736/unite-to-ballot-ba-cabin-crew-again-with-easter-strike-likely.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/19/53736/unite-to-ballot-ba-cabin-crew-again-with-easter-strike-likely.html British Airways faces industrial action at Easter if unions win a new ballot which will open on January 25. <A href="http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/12/17/53474/ba-strike-cancelled-as-high-court-rules-it-illegaTue, 19 Jan 2010 09:13:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/15/53710/bosch-car-parts-factory-to-close-with-loss-of-900-jobs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2010/01/15/53710/bosch-car-parts-factory-to-close-with-loss-of-900-jobs.html Car parts factory Bosch is set to close with the loss of 900 jobs, it has emerged. The company in Miskin, near Cardiff, Wales, said it would recommend to the board that production should be phased out and the plant closed,Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:05:00 GMT